eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2024

Ask these 4 questions For school leaders, routine decisions aren’t so routine For more news on district edtech use, visit eSN’s District Management hub For much of the past 12 years, Casey Rimmer sometimes felt like a “dream killer” when it came to the edtech tools used in her district. And Union County is far from alone.

EdTech 114

EdTech Assessment Policies Data 114

ViewSonic Education

MARCH 7, 2023

This means combining devices such as a ViewBoard , tablets, or laptops that can run the interactive content, with the necessary software, such as myViewBoard , to create, edit, and display content in ways that allow students to fully engage with it. Other software such as ThingLink and Padlet are also helpful in engaging students.

Education 315

Education Software Trends Outcomes 315

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

One big barrier to sustaining education via remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic has been students’ unequal access to advanced technology tools. Any Device Will Do Americans have lots of consumer technology tools to choose from, and they haven’t all made the same selections. A cellular model works very, very well.

Laptops 198

Laptops Tablets Smartphone Mobility 198

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. We’re talking about five free tech tools to try in social studies lessons! Tool #1: Make Bookshelves in Google Books. So that’s a really neat tool. Tool #2: TimelineJS.

Study 197

Study Tools Google Course 197

SpeechTechie

JULY 20, 2022

Before you knew it, there was a surge of interest in my blog, SLP app lists, and professional development sessions on using it as an assessment and therapy tool. First of all Chromebooks made accessing the web and Google productivity apps cheap and easy for schools. Raised screens laptop-style promotes faces-in-screens.

iPad 98

iPad Laptops Chromebook iPhone 98

EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Students nowadays have access to the latest and up to date technology. Devices such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. Data label, an online label manufacturing company, conducted a survey recently where people were asked whether they feel technology in schools has had positive effects on children.

Technology 237

Technology Tablets Laptops Survey 237

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

That left us at EdSurge to ponder, how are edtech companies making sure their products are working best for teachers, the people responsible for weaving them into lessons each day? How much influence do teachers have on the edtech tools they use? But what about the investors that back edtech companies?

EdTech 182

EdTech Company Social Media Training 182

Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When colleges in the California State University system sent students home from campus in spring 2020, it quickly became clear that some students lacked reliable access to the internet or computers through which to participate in their pandemic-era emergency remote courses. The Practice May Be Here to Stay.”

Digital Divide 168

Digital Divide Laptops Tablets BYOD 168

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Developed under the Verizon Innovative Learning program, Verizon’s education initiative focused on addressing barriers to digital inclusion, these programs will bring valuable training and tools to educators and students in support of digital learning and help bring connectivity to students in under-resourced schools.

Training 95

Training Digital Divide Tools Education 95

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. With the change-making capacity of analytics, we should be moving aggressively forward to harness the power of these new tools for the success of our institutions and our students.”

Company 85

Company Data System Conference 85

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The problems we’ve experienced educating students who are learning at home, either full time or in a part time model, spotlight needed improvements (particularly with equity of access) and spark new ways of thinking. . Kuato is an edtech gaming company that surveyed 1,000 parents and 600 teachers in the U.K. Twelve percent of U.S.

EdTech 142

EdTech Equity of Access Laptops Survey 142

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ten years ago, Pooja Sankar set out to build an edtech tool that gave shy students superpowers in their college courses. The system is now in place at around 2,000 colleges, and her company has raised more than $15 million. Her premise was that a key link between professors and students was broken. She called her startup Piazza.

EdTech 142

EdTech Company Mobility Learning 142

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2022

The accelerator enables edtech startups to move faster through benefits such as equity-free financial support through AWS Promotional Credit, technical training and support, access to a global community of edtech experts and more. Educators, students and caregivers are all making use of edtech to address the long-term impacts of the pandemic.

EdTech 218

EdTech Trends Outcomes Data 218

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Baker’s experience was reflected in the results of a survey sent by BrightBytes, an education data company, from April to June 15. Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge. About 1 in 5 students said it is “sometimes” or “never” easy to access assignments and classwork remotely. For students, not so much.

Report 216

Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 216

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Using wireless presentation tools by Vivi , an education-focused company founded in Australia, Gunn was able to mirror her tablet screen on the classroom screen and play YouTube clips directly through a hardwired receiver without slowing down the school’s wifi—or her students’ work. “I really needed a quick process.”

Tools 133

Tools Laptops Tablets Video 133

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

One area where this can happen now, if schools take the right steps, is with online homework tools. Many online homework tools already exist, and they allow students to practice what they learn in school and get immediate and very focused feedback on their work. Related: School districts are going into debt to keep up with technology.

Tools 81

Tools Laptops Analysis Broadband 81

My Island View

MAY 2, 2023

My life has always been complicated by the fact that my wife, Joyce, has always been involved in the commercial side of education working for some leading industry giants, as well as smaller companies, and now as an industry consultant for emerging and growing companies in the education space. There are too few companies that do that.

Laptops 62

Laptops Industry Company Software 62

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. Eighty percent of survey respondents indicated that they were confident in learning new edtech tools, while 20 percent said they struggled. Photo by Gorodenkoff / Shutterstock.

EdTech 157

EdTech Survey Laptops Online Learning 157

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

She tried several options before jumping on a free trial of the wireless video streaming and screen mirroring technology by Vivi, an education-focused company founded in Australia. Stop by Booth 547 to learn how Vivi turns wireless screen mirroring into a powerful educational tool for the 21st-century classroom. Heading to ISTE?

Tools 118

Tools How To Classroom OER 118

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

The best-flipped classroom tools can transform and remodel classroom teaching, allowing in-depth learning and personalized attention that can help learners improve their grades. The right learning platform apps and tools can produce engaging content ranging from science videos to English lessons. Screencast Software Tools For Teachers.

Flipped Classroom 97

Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. My goal for this year is to see how I’ll make [digital tools] effective in the classroom.”. This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor. “I

Digital Divide 144

Digital Divide Broadband Laptops Chromebook 144

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2018

In an open letter, along with another activist shareholder, they called on the company to study digital distraction among youth and to make it easier to limit young people’s use. What you’re really talking about when you talk about laptop bans, says Jesse Stommel, is student freedom. ” Distraction has an upside.

Laptops 54

Laptops Classroom Policies Survey 54

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

SEATTLE /PRNewswire/ — Promethean ® , a leading global education technology company, today announced it has entered into a US-based exclusive distribution agreement with Merlyn Mind, Inc. Promethean is a leading education technology company working to transform the way the world learns and collaborates. About Promethean.

Classroom 77

Classroom Software Company Laptops 77

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

EdTech 142

EdTech Digital Divide Learning Social Media 142

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Data’s influence on modern education is immense; it drives policies, impacts funding—it even affects decisions about which tools and services edtech companies create for educators. Below, Rambo shares her thoughts on education innovation, including her newest tool for edtech companies.

Trends 71

Trends EdTech Data Tools 71

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dan McMahon, VP of Product at SMART Technologies, says: “We’re excited to reveal Lumio’s Spark plan at TCEA this year, giving customers access to their top-priority organization-level features. Also on display were the company’s line of headsets, headphones, webcams, PC speakers, and laptop docking stations.

Epson 74

Epson Digital Citizenship Libraries Laptops 74

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Bill Fitzgerald While Blaine is a fictional student, the technology that’s tracking him is real, and actually in use in some school systems, part of a growing set of tools that leave data trails about students throughout the day. Here is a little-known-fact, FERPA laws regarding a parent's right to access video footage is unclear.

Kickboard 114

Kickboard Laptops Social Media Data 114

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2020

Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. SIIA also created an “incubator” program in 2006 to support early-stage education companies, long before the idea became popular in the edtech industry. billion in U.S.

Industry 150

Industry Conference EdTech Student Data Privacy 150

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Back in April, as schools across the country shifted to online instruction to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Scott Muri saw firsthand just how damaging lack of internet access can be for students and families. They said these are the only students that have access to the internet from their homes,” Muri said. “So,

Broadband 145

Broadband Learning Accessibility Company 145

EdTechTeam

APRIL 22, 2020

With all the virtual tools out there, it can be overwhelming for coaches – and especially new coaches – to know what is going to work best for their needs. Here are a few tools I have used as an instructional coach that may be worth looking into as you continue navigating this new territory. Tool #1: GroupMe.

Tools 63

Tools Android Conference Microsoft 63

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The student might miss classes on account of a broken laptop. If we didn’t find that, a week or two weeks may have led to failing the class,” says White, 67, who at the time was managing director of student access and success at the private Pennsylvania school of 7,000 students. “If Lumina Foundation led the round.

Company 106

Company Laptops Training Software 106

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six. About Cengage and Gale.

Outcomes 84

Outcomes eBook Libraries Company 84

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. Melissa: Well, the tech tools I’ve pulled out right now are a mixture of tech tools that teachers can use for data collection and also for students. Nobody really wants to carry the Chromebook or a laptop with you.

Google 290

Google Twitter Data Tools 290

EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

Allen isn’t a technologist by trade or hobby, but he believes students must have access to modern tools for learning because education is essential to keeping American kids competitive. Our classrooms still look the same as when most of us adults went to school,” said Allen. “We

Digital Divide 252

Digital Divide Social Media Laptops Microsoft 252

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

The tool is one of several that colleges are experimenting with as they prepare for a fall term when many classes and campus activities will be held online rather than on campus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And even when students have the right gear, there can be a learning curve to new tools.

Conference 195

Conference System Tools Groups 195

Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2012

I just found out about Conceptboard , a cool visual collaboration tool, from the company itself. Conceptboard is a cloud-based service that works on PCs, laptops, tablets, and more. You can work with other people in real-time, or people can access the work space at different times and comment and work on the project.

Laptops 188

Laptops Tablets Examples Company 188

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2018

I had spent two exciting hours (about half of it with my mouth open) in a complete flow state exploring a new virtual reality world using the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset on my Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Windows Mixed Reality by Microsoft. A Valuable Tool. One winner will be selected at the beginning of September.

Laptops 159

Laptops Microsoft Video Examples 159